J. P. Shelton

James Pervis Shelton (October 2, 1886 – May 6, 1954) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Alabama.

Early life Shelton was born in Cuba, Alabama in 1886 to Louis Caserel and Nancy (née Thorn) Shelton.

Career Shelton served as Tuscaloosa's Justice of the Peace from 1920 until 1926. He also served on the city's Board of Registrars from 1935 to 1947. serving until his death in 1954. In a resolution presented to the House, close colleague Artemas K. "Temo" Callahan described him as a "true southern gentleman and genuine statesman".

A trade school that opened in 1953 was named the J. P. Shelton Trade School following his death by a joint resolution in the Alabama House of Representatives.

Personal life Shelton married Annie Elizabeth Walker of York, Alabama on January 24, 1905. They had four children, Eva Ray, Janett, Joseph Vernon, and Bacon Bernard. He was a member of the Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias and wrote a newspaper column, "Shelton Says", and a book of the same title.